[Wikipedia] October 1: House with Chimaeras

[Faraaz Damji]

   The House with Chimaeras is a major Art Nouveau building in Kiev, the
   capital of Ukraine.  It was built in the period of 1901–1902 by noted
   architect Vladislav Gorodetsky, who was regarded as the Gaudí of Kiev.
   The building derives its popular name from its ornate decorations
   depicting various scenes of exotic animals and hunting scenes, as
   Gorodetsky was an avid hunter.  It is situated on No.  10, Bankova
   Street, across from the President of Ukraine's office in the historic
   Pechersk neighborhood.  Since 2005 it has been used as a presidential
   residence for official and diplomatic ceremonies.

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   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_with_Chimaeras


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Today's selected anniversaries:

1890:
   At the urging of preservationist John Muir, the United States
   Congress established Yosemite National Park in California.
   (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yosemite_National_Park)

1949:
   Chinese Civil War: Chinese Communist Party leader Mao Zedong
   proclaimed the establishment of the People's Republic of China.
   (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China)

1964:
   Tōkaidō Shinkansen, the first Shinkansen line of high-speed railways
   in Japan, opened.  (0 Series Shinkansen train pictured)
   (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinkansen)


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Wiktionary's Word of the day:

   namesake: One who is named after another, or for whom another is
   named.
   (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/namesake)


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Wikiquote of the day:

   Creators, makers of the new, can never become obsolete, for in the
   arts there is no correct answer.  The story of discoverers could be
   told in simple chronological order, since the latest science replaces
   what went before.  But the arts are another story — a story of infinite
   addition.  We must find order in the random flexings of the
   imagination.  -- Daniel J.  Boorstin
   (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Daniel_J._Boorstin)